The Motor Pirate
The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster is available here as the complete text, split into 732 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #26657.
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The Motor Pirate
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This edition of The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #26657, divided into 24 chapters and 732 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The complete text of The Motor Pirate is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #26657 and divided into 732 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26657, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3657 sentences across 24 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is The Motor Pirate divided for reading?
The Motor Pirate is presented in 24 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Motor Pirate as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 732 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 24 chapters.
Can I hear The Motor Pirate read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Motor Pirate can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Motor Pirate can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading The Motor Pirate
Common questions about reading The Motor Pirate by G. Sidney Paternoster on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Motor Pirate?
Yes. All 3657 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #26657 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Motor Pirate is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #26657, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Motor Pirate take to read?
About 304 minutes of reading across 732 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Motor Pirate section by section
How to work through The Motor Pirate section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in The Motor Pirate
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Motor Pirate, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Frontispiece
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Motor Pirate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Charles
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Motor Pirate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Sykes
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Motor Pirate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Wessels
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Motor Pirate; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.